Patient Positioning - How to safely position a patient in different positions on the surgical table

This Patient Positioning course will teach you how the patient is safely positioned in a number of different positions on the surgical table. See the full course and 10 other courses for free here: https://www.incision.care/free-trial After studying this Patient Positioning course you are familiar with the most common complications: Cardiopulmonary complications Neuromuscular injuries Soft tissue complications Safe positioning of the patient for surgery is the shared responsibility of the surgeon, anesthetist and OR nurses. Although the ultimate objective is to provide optimal access to the surgical site, consideration must be given to how positioning may adversely affect the patient. It is important therefore that this objective be carefully balanced against the potential cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular and skin effects of the desired position.